Association between stress and breast cancer in women: a meta-analysis Associação entre estresse e câncer de mama feminino: metanálise

• Main Authors: Míria Conceição Lavinas Santos (Author), Bernardo Lessa Horta (Author), João Joaquim Freitas do Amaral (Author), Paula Frassinetti Castelo Branco Camurça Fernandes (Author), Cristina Maria Galvão (Author), Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The objective of the current meta-analysis was to verify the association between stressful life events and primary breast cancer incidence in women. A total of 618 studies from 1982-2007 were found in the PubMed, LILACS, and Cochrane Library databases. Methodological quality was evaluated according...